Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BarnsleyLocal Authority

Penistone and StocksbridgeConstituency

S75 3JSPostcode

0.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 104 pupils. Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy is part of Enhance Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 66%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

104

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 104
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Enhance Academy Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
31 Jan 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
6 Dec 2021	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate
8 Feb 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.